Charles chaput biography

Archbishop Emeritus Charles J. Chaput - The GIVEN Institute

Charles J. Chaput

American prelate of the Catholic Church

His Excellency, The Most Reverend


Charles J. Chaput


OFMCap

Chaput at Georgetown University

ArchdiocesePhiladelphia
AppointedJuly 19, 2011
InstalledSeptember 8, 2011
RetiredJanuary 23, 2020
PredecessorJustin Francis Rigali
SuccessorNelson J.

Perez

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OrdinationAugust 29, 1970
by Cyril John Vogel
ConsecrationJuly 26, 1988
by Pio Laghi, John Roach, and James Stafford
Born (1944-09-26) September 26, 1944 (age 80)

Concordia, Kansas

DenominationCatholic
MottoAs Christ loved the church
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Charles Joseph ChaputOFMCap (SHAP-yoo;[1] born September 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.

He was the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 until 2020. He previously served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado (1 Archbishop Chaput: The Best Diocesan Bishop of Our Time? TUTUH